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• 10 Things We Are Proud of in 2016

  …al years paid off when ITMO U jumped to the top group of the Russian Academic Excellence Project, and also got awarded 900 million rubles in subsidies in 2016 to keep reaching new heights. ITMO Students take silver at ACM ICPC World Finals. Coached by legendary Andrey Stankevich, who received the ACM ICPC Senior Coach Award this year, our dream team made it past tho…

  20.12.2016

• ITMO Scientists Gets the Presidential Grant on Studying Quasiparticles

  …ther. Thanks to that, this quasi-particle shows both quantum and classical physical effects, which is really useful in modern optoelectronic devices. Also, this is a promising new subject area that was created only two years ago. There is still one problem — excitons are really unstable. They quickly degrade at room temperatures due to the nature of materials they em…

  20.12.2016

• "Death and Life of Catalysts": Evgeny Pidko on Getting the ERC Grant and his Research Plans

  …in order to improve it, some 95% of experiments don't work at all! Classical empirical chemistry is based on searching for the working "exceptions" and using them to create new theories. This problem is common for materials chemistry, functional materials, and catalytic chemistry, as well. Still, studying these exceptions doesn’t raise the chances of success — i.e…

  20.12.2016

• Science Slam ITMO 2.0 Final

• Things that Cheer You Up During the Winter Exams

• "Art&Science: Art, Science, Museum": the New ITMO-Hermitage Collaboration Project

  …ll one day become — something more than art, more than science", shares Dmitry Bulatov. The theorist also expanded on the interesting subject of exhibiting and storing these new art objects: "On the borderline of science and art new art objects emerge — those created with the help of biomedical and information technologies. Art works …

  19.12.2016

• Smart Assistants Based on Neuroethologies

  …to a users' preferences. One other virtual assistant was presented by the Bholder team. It analyzes large amounts of data from open and limited sources for price shocks and news that affect financial markets like Samsung cellphones bursting, the Brexit or Donald Trpmp winning the elections in the USA. Using the app, one can find a bargain and choose how much money…

  19.12.2016

• 5 Things You Need to Know Now

• Janush Holyst: "Emotions Are the Main Engines for Discussions in a Cyber Community."

  …nt amount of sweat. Furthermore the ECG rate (electrocardiogram) changes depending on emotions. Currently we spend more and more time using computers. It makes us a part of a new social-technological system. So the question is, can we exchange emotions using information services? Is it possible to detect emotions in cyberspace? Are these collective emotions equivale…

  16.12.2016

• Social Entrepreneurship form All over the World

  …izing tours in business companies and the business community. "Social entrepreneurship is a trend these days. According to an American model, such events help to attract newcomers. Many Americans think like entrepreneurs — one only needs to remind them about social responsibility. We follow the other way — there are lots of volunteers but few of them think like…

  16.12.2016